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LE GRAND MAZARINAN HISTORIC COLOURED DIAMOND
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LE GRAND MAZARINAN HISTORIC COLOURED DIAMOND

Closed14 November 2017

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CHF 14,375,000

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LE GRAND MAZARIN
AN HISTORIC COLOURED DIAMOND
The light pink old mine brilliant-cut diamond, weighing approximately 19.07 carats
Accompanied by report no. 5182785154 dated 4 October 2017 from the GIA Gemological Institute of America stating that the diamond is Light Pink colour, VS2 clarity, and Diamond Type Classification letter stating that the diamond has been determined to be Type IIa.

Cardinal Mazarin (1602-1661)
Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715)
Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774)
Louis XVI, King of France (1754-1793)
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Marie-Louise of Austria, Empress of the French (1791-1847)
Louis XVIII, King of France (1755-1824)
Charles X, King of France (1757-1836)
Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1808-1873)
Eugenie de Montijo, Empress of the French (1826-1920)
Frédéric Boucheron (1830-1902)
Baron von Derwies
Private collection